Unit Manager | Specialised Experienced

LIFE Healthcare Group; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Pretoria is seeking a Unit Manager to oversee nursing operations and coordinate clinical practice. The ideal candidate should have a Degree or Diploma in Nursing, management experience, and strong leadership skills. Responsibilities include implementing care plans, ensuring staff competence, and maintaining relationships with stakeholders. An equal opportunity employer, they welcome applications until September 10, 2025.

Qualifications

• Gr 12 qualification essential.
• Certified qualification in operating theatres advantageous.
• Current registration with the South African Nursing Council required.
• Proven leadership and people management skills essential.
• Understanding of the private healthcare industry is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Implement nursing care plans and achieve clinical outcomes.
• Ensure competence of staff and conduct quality care audits.
• Participate in business planning and manage nursing costs.
• Build relationships with stakeholders to enhance communication.

Skills

Problem-solving

Resilience

Effective communication

Leadership

Customer responsiveness

Education

Degree or Diploma in Nursing

Management experience

Job description

Overview

A vacancy exists for a Unit Manager based at Life Pretoria North Day Clinic, reporting to Nurse Manager Snr. The successful candidate will motivate the company’s nursing operations and training strategy in a streamlined, standardized risk-based manner as the line manager for the enabling team. The candidate will manage and coordinate clinical practice and resources within the unit to achieve the company and hospital objectives of quality, growth and people. The candidate may also assist in theatre (scrub) if the need arises.

Function

Nursing Facility Life Pretoria North Day Clinic | Position: Unit Manager | Specialised | Experienced

Critical Outputs

• Effective clinical leadership

• Lead the implementation of the nursing care plan and coordinate the delivery of the correct treatment plan within the correct MDT program to achieve clinical outcomes.
• Function as clinical expert in achieving patient outcomes.
• Ensure competence of staff and students, determine and drive criteria for effective professional socialization, create an environment conducive to learning and provide feedback to relevant stakeholders.
• Promote customer satisfaction within unit, address customer complaints, conduct quality care rounds and clinical practice audits to monitor care levels and report accordingly.
• Implement national quality initiatives within unit with focus on improved clinical outcomes and report accordingly.
• Identify clinical and safety risks and trends, implement corrective action where necessary and monitor on an ongoing basis.
• Initiate and drive unit-specific best operating practice, communicate for wider implementation and participate in hospital-specific marketing initiatives.

• Effective leadership and people management

• Demonstrate visible leadership in respect of LHC values, operating model, Nursing strategy and image of the profession; actively sponsor LHC initiatives and projects to ensure continued and improved productivity.
• Drive and manage all people-related processes within unit.

• Effective financial management (including equipment)

• Participate in business planning and budgeting processes and manage nursing costs according to budget.
• Manage stock utilization and drive product management processes within unit with relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure staff are trained on the operation of equipment within unit and ensure equipment is in working order to provide a safe patient environment.

• Effective relationships with internal & external stakeholders

• Build and maintain productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders (e.g., HODs, enabling functions, patients, family members, service providers) through ongoing communication and feedback.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with doctors by agreeing professional code of conduct, driving and monitoring effective communication regarding positive patient outcomes, functioning and communicating impact of industry challenges on the Nursing profession.

Requirements

• Gr 12
• Degree or Diploma in Nursing
• Certified qualification in operating theatres would be advantageous
• Management experience will be an advantage (Unit Manager or Theatre Manager)
• Current registration with the South African Nursing Council essential
• Relevant theatre complex experience to meet the critical outputs
• Proven leadership and people management skills would be an advantage
• Understanding of the private healthcare industry, its challenges and players would be an advantage
• Sound business acumen
• Computer proficiency
• Driver’s license and ability to travel

• Competencies

• Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
• Resilience
• Engaging diversity
• Verbal & written communication and presentation
• Influencing
• Action orientation
• Building relationships
• Customer responsiveness
• Organisational awareness
• Leading by example
• Motivating and developing people
• Excellence orientation
• Ethical behaviour

Email applications to: [e-mail]

Closing date: Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Internal applicants - Before applying, discuss your application with your line manager. External candidates will also be considered.

Explore vacancies and download the application form to email to the relevant contact person specified in the job advertisement.

Life Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applicants who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date should consider their application as unsuccessful.